Steve Harley, the frontman of British glam rock band Cockney Rebel, died Sunday at 73 from cancer.
Harley’s family said Sunday that he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.” Harley said late last year he was being treated for “a nasty cancer.”
His best known song was “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” which went to No. 1 in the UK in 1975.
Harley also sang the title song of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera alongside Sarah Brightman when it was released as a single in 1986. He was originally cast in the title role for the stage musical, but was replaced by Michael Crawford.
Harley also presented Sounds of the ’70s on BBC Radio 2 from 1999-2008.
Born in London in 1951, Harley spent almost four years of his childhood hospitalized after contracting polio.
He formed Cockney Rebel, which released its first album,...
Harley’s family said Sunday that he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.” Harley said late last year he was being treated for “a nasty cancer.”
His best known song was “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” which went to No. 1 in the UK in 1975.
Harley also sang the title song of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera alongside Sarah Brightman when it was released as a single in 1986. He was originally cast in the title role for the stage musical, but was replaced by Michael Crawford.
Harley also presented Sounds of the ’70s on BBC Radio 2 from 1999-2008.
Born in London in 1951, Harley spent almost four years of his childhood hospitalized after contracting polio.
He formed Cockney Rebel, which released its first album,...
- 3/17/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Steve Harley, singer for the British glam rock act Cockney Rebel and their 1975 hit “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died at the age of 73.
Harley’s family confirmed his death in Suffolk, England Sunday in a statement (via The Guardian), “We are devastated to announce that our wonderful husband and father has passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side. The birdsong from his woodland that he loved so much was singing for him. His home has been filled with the sounds and laughter of his four grandchildren.
Harley’s family confirmed his death in Suffolk, England Sunday in a statement (via The Guardian), “We are devastated to announce that our wonderful husband and father has passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side. The birdsong from his woodland that he loved so much was singing for him. His home has been filled with the sounds and laughter of his four grandchildren.
- 3/17/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Tl;Dr:
The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” wasn’t as big in the United Kingdom as a 1970s cover of the tune. The cover was a top 10 single. The singer behind the cover revealed his thoughts on the song and other classics from The Beatles.
The Beatles‘ “Here Comes the Sun” is a famous song but it wasn’t one of the Fab Four’s biggest hits. Subsequently, a cover of the track became a big hit in the United Kingdom. The singer behind the cover seemed to prefer Bob Dylan to The Beatles.
The Beatles’ ‘Here Comes the Sun’ was barely a hit single in the United Kingdom
The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” was a modest hit in the U.K. The Official Charts Company reports the tune peaked at No. 58 there and stayed on the chart for four weeks. The tune’s parent album was 1969’s Abbey Road.
The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” wasn’t as big in the United Kingdom as a 1970s cover of the tune. The cover was a top 10 single. The singer behind the cover revealed his thoughts on the song and other classics from The Beatles.
The Beatles‘ “Here Comes the Sun” is a famous song but it wasn’t one of the Fab Four’s biggest hits. Subsequently, a cover of the track became a big hit in the United Kingdom. The singer behind the cover seemed to prefer Bob Dylan to The Beatles.
The Beatles’ ‘Here Comes the Sun’ was barely a hit single in the United Kingdom
The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” was a modest hit in the U.K. The Official Charts Company reports the tune peaked at No. 58 there and stayed on the chart for four weeks. The tune’s parent album was 1969’s Abbey Road.
- 8/16/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s no small testament to Todd Haynes that this is the second interview this website’s conducted with him since August. Although the opening of his newest film, Wonderstruck, is a proper excuse, that’s only ostensibly the occasion; the truth is that we’d gladly go over his decades- and genre-spanning filmography any day of the week and still have plenty of ground to cover.
So it’s doubly to our fortune that Wonderstruck befits multiple rounds of discussion. A children’s adventure movie wrapped in a two-pronged period piece that can hardly conceal the tragedies this kind of work so often doesn’t want you to think about, it finds Haynes and the usual band of collaborators — Dp Ed Lachman, composer Carter Burwell, and costume designer Sandy Powell among them — working on their biggest canvas yet. For recalling the director’s artistic history as much as anything else,...
So it’s doubly to our fortune that Wonderstruck befits multiple rounds of discussion. A children’s adventure movie wrapped in a two-pronged period piece that can hardly conceal the tragedies this kind of work so often doesn’t want you to think about, it finds Haynes and the usual band of collaborators — Dp Ed Lachman, composer Carter Burwell, and costume designer Sandy Powell among them — working on their biggest canvas yet. For recalling the director’s artistic history as much as anything else,...
- 10/17/2017
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Top Gear fans have helped send Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel up the iTunes downloads chart.
On last night's (January 25) episode, Jeremy Clarkson urged fans to download the classic track 'Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)'.
The tongue-in-cheek 'Make Me Smile Foundation' was launched by Clarkson after Harley was caught speeding on the M25 in an area where the limit had been temporarily reduced to 40mph. He was fined £1,000 for the offence.
Clarkson said: "He's [making] a meagre living out of, let's be honest, one hit single. Everybody loves that song - you can't trust someone who doesn't like that song."
Richard Hammond added: "Imagine if everybody did it - he would wake up tomorrow and think, 'I'm number one, where did that come from?' It would cheer him up."
The song had reached as high as number 25 on iTunes on Monday (January 26).
Harley later tweeted a...
On last night's (January 25) episode, Jeremy Clarkson urged fans to download the classic track 'Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)'.
The tongue-in-cheek 'Make Me Smile Foundation' was launched by Clarkson after Harley was caught speeding on the M25 in an area where the limit had been temporarily reduced to 40mph. He was fined £1,000 for the offence.
Clarkson said: "He's [making] a meagre living out of, let's be honest, one hit single. Everybody loves that song - you can't trust someone who doesn't like that song."
Richard Hammond added: "Imagine if everybody did it - he would wake up tomorrow and think, 'I'm number one, where did that come from?' It would cheer him up."
The song had reached as high as number 25 on iTunes on Monday (January 26).
Harley later tweeted a...
- 1/26/2015
- Digital Spy
Kim Wilde, ABC and The Sugarhill Gang have been announced for this year's Rewind The 80s Music Festival in Henley. The festival also features a UK-exclusive festival appearance from The B-52s on Saturday, August 17 and The Pointer Sisters on Sunday, August 18. Other acts confirmed for the weekender include Belinda Carlisle, Nik Kershaw, Sonia, The Blow Monkeys, Cutting Crew, Heaven 17, Billy Ocean, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, The Flying Pickets, Aswad and more. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 1 and are priced (more)...
- 1/30/2013
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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